US History A Timeline

By Braden Leete
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Lands in America

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    US History A Timeline

  • Jamestown is Settled

    The island of Jamestown is settled by English colonists

  • The Beginning of the French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle began on September 28, 1781 and ended on October 19

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The convention lasted from May 25 to September 17, 1787

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts are Passed

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    The electric lightbulb was invented in 1802, the telephone in 1876 though both the specific date and the year are debated and many people attempted to patent the design, and the airplane on December 17, 1903 though the patent wasn't granted until May 22, 1906.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812 began on June 18, 1812 and ended on December 24, 1814.

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    The 1828 United States presidential election took place from October 31 to December 2, 1828.

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The telegraph was invented in the 1830's and 40's

  • The Trail of Tears

    Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830 passed on May 28th many tribes were forced out of their land and pushed westward.

  • The Panic of 1837

    The panic began in the Spring of 1837 and lasted until the mid 1840's

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War began on April 25th, 1846 and ended on Febuary 3rd, 1848.

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    These Amendments where passed between 1865 and 1870

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Homestead strike began on July 1 and ended on July 6, 1892. The Pullman strike began on May 11 and ended on July 20, 1894.

  • The Spanish-American War

    The war began on April 25 and
    ended August 12, 1898.

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president